A Child's Good Night Book by Margaret Wise Brown

Evening is coming and small issues with no phrases are going to sleep . . . sleepy bunnies, sleepy birds, and sleepy young children, too, are becoming lower than their covers. "Jean Charlot's illustrations are first-rate." —NYT. Barbara Bader referred to as this 1943 booklet, now restored to its unique measurement and structure, "the first of the real bedtime books."

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The linguistic relativity thesis, in accordance with Miller, had its foundation concerning the starting of the 19th century. Johann Georg Hamann is expounded to be “the first author in Germany to accommodate the effect of language on inspiration” (p. 14), and his paintings, including that of Johann Gottfried Herder, includes foreshadowings (but no specific formula) of the linguistic relativity thesis.

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Taking photos of them in the wild is extremely difficult, since they are rare and very wary of humans. Apes or monkeys? Apes and monkeys may look alike but there are important differences. For example, only monkeys have tails, and apes have bigger brains, which helps them make tools. 45 She was right. An enormous Cross River gorilla was leaning against a tree. He stared at the family for a moment, watching them intently. 46 Helping apes Today, responsible tourism and visits to sanctuaries help raise awareness of apes and their environments.

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